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and american airlines is expanding the number of inspections of jets that could have seats that were improperly secured out of an abundance of cautionses. american found six planes where seats were coming loose due to clamps being improperly installed. american is set to resume contract talks with its pilots union and the union has agreed to delay releasing the results of a vote to authorize a strike for the time being. >> thanks so much. have a great day. >>> well, we just started fall, but the white house is already trying to gear up for christmas. >> all right? it is time to select this year's white house christmas tree. this year the tree will hail from north carolina. this morning officials will visit peak farms to pick just the right tree, but it won't be harvested until late november. peak farms was named the 2012 national christmas tree association grand champion. contest winners have provided the official white house christmas tree since 1966. hard to find just the right tree. >> you do the real tree? >> oh, yeah. >> i've never had a christmas tree in my adult life, but i wo
and american airlines is expanding the number of inspections of jets that could have seats that were improperly secured out of an abundance of cautionses. american found six planes where seats were coming loose due to clamps being improperly installed. american is set to resume contract talks with its pilots union and the union has agreed to delay releasing the results of a vote to authorize a strike for the time being. >> thanks so much. have a great day. >>> well, we just...
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seats coming loose on american airlines jets. >> my son's seat was kind of like almost falling off. we were trying to push it in and hold it in. >> i think the faa needs to look at this incident. >> now planes grounded and serious questions about safety. >>> and when this ball player stepped to the plate for the first time in the majors, a wild pitch knocked him down. >> i didn't get out away enough and it caught up under my helmet. >> now seven years later, one team is giving him another chance. tonight adam greenberg back in the big leagues. i'm bill hemmer in for shepard smith. one of the toughest voter i.d. laws in the country cannot take effect before election day. that's the ruling from a judge in pennsylvania. up with of the biggest prizes on the map, 20 electoral votes in that state. the judge says there is not enough time to make sure that all eligible voters get voter i.d. cards. supporters say the law will prevent voter fraud. but democrats accuse republicans of trying to stack the deck they say for governor mitt romney. they point to this comment from the house republica
seats coming loose on american airlines jets. >> my son's seat was kind of like almost falling off. we were trying to push it in and hold it in. >> i think the faa needs to look at this incident. >> now planes grounded and serious questions about safety. >>> and when this ball player stepped to the plate for the first time in the majors, a wild pitch knocked him down. >> i didn't get out away enough and it caught up under my helmet. >> now seven years...
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american airlines is expected to complete its inspection of 47 of its 757 jet liners this morning. they are concerned with problem of seats not adequately attached to the floor. now so far american reports it has found a total of six planes with the problem. those jets cleared maintenance checks before takeoff. after inspecting nearly half of its active boeing 757 fleet, american airlines now says it knows why seats have been coming loose mid-flight. tuesday the company blamed a device known as assadle clamp used to secure a row of three seats to the floor. >> we deployed a number of mechanics. >> reporter: david campbell vice president for safety and security at american. >> we believe we've isolated it down to the attach points and how those attach points ultimately installed. >> reporter: over the past week the problem has come up on three separate flights. two of which were forced to make emergency landings. the first incident occurred last wednesday on a flight from veil to dallas. mechanics thought they fixed it but the problem resurfaced on saturday on the same plane flying
american airlines is expected to complete its inspection of 47 of its 757 jet liners this morning. they are concerned with problem of seats not adequately attached to the floor. now so far american reports it has found a total of six planes with the problem. those jets cleared maintenance checks before takeoff. after inspecting nearly half of its active boeing 757 fleet, american airlines now says it knows why seats have been coming loose mid-flight. tuesday the company blamed a device known as...
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american took all 48 of the jets out of service to fix a problem causing seats to come loose. some of the seats in mid-flight. the airline was forced to cancel dozens of flights to change a bolt that holds down the seats in that aircraft. >>> and conflicting reports out of china this morning about a possible strike at the factory that makes the new iphone. the manufacturer foxconn is denying that its workers have walked out. saying production at the iphone plant has not been interrupted. this follows a report by a labor watch group claiming as many as 4,000 workers are striking because of increased quality control demands. >>> and a massive car pileup on a florida highway has left dozens of people injured. there were 12 crashes, in all, involving 47 vehicles. on i-75 in sarasota. 54 people were injured, 2 critically. the accident shut down a stretch of highway for six hours while authorities cleared the scene. police blamed heavy rain and driver error. >>> and the first wild card game in baseball history, it turned ugly last night. there was a nearly 20-minute delay after fans
american took all 48 of the jets out of service to fix a problem causing seats to come loose. some of the seats in mid-flight. the airline was forced to cancel dozens of flights to change a bolt that holds down the seats in that aircraft. >>> and conflicting reports out of china this morning about a possible strike at the factory that makes the new iphone. the manufacturer foxconn is denying that its workers have walked out. saying production at the iphone plant has not been...
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an american airlines jet headed to miami international airport had to make an emergency landing after a bird got caught in one of that plane's engines it was a 737 landed safely but some mighty scary for the passengers. >> we seen the bird fly into the wing as coming down and the plane filled with the smell of the bird. >> shepard: it happened on a flight from chicago to miami. emergency officials were on board to meet the plane. nobody on board hurt at all. more trouble for american airlines now regarding those seats coming loose in flight. a spokeswoman says the airline will do repairs on nearly 50 more planes to make sure that the seats stay in place. they say the crews will add back-up locks to the seats in most of americans boeing 767's. they will do repairs overnight so it won't cancel any flights. last week the airline grounded dozens of 757 aircrafts to make the same repairs. leading to a lot of cancellations. of course, all of this after reports of seats breaking loose on three of the flights. in less than a week. bankruptcy and problems for american. less than a month after
an american airlines jet headed to miami international airport had to make an emergency landing after a bird got caught in one of that plane's engines it was a 737 landed safely but some mighty scary for the passengers. >> we seen the bird fly into the wing as coming down and the plane filled with the smell of the bird. >> shepard: it happened on a flight from chicago to miami. emergency officials were on board to meet the plane. nobody on board hurt at all. more trouble for...
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. >>> american airlines now checking more planes over concerns about seats coming loose. jackie deangelis is live with that. >>> good morning. american airlines is expanding infecti inspections of jets that could have seats emproperly secured just out of caution. american has found six planes where seats were coming loose due to clamps incorrectly installed. american is set to resume contract talks with its pilots union. the union has agreed to delayed releasing votes for a strike. >>> and target shoppers whether be using their smartphones to help find the perfect gift. they will feature 20 second toils at the front of the aisles. you can scan the code, buy items, have them shipped for free. target like other stores generates the bulk of its toy sales during the holiday season. back to you. >>> if all the talk about shopping didn't put you in the spirit, maybe this will. it's time to select this year's white house christmas tree. last year's tree came from wisconsin. this year the tree will hail from north carolina. this morning officials will visit peak farms to pick jus
. >>> american airlines now checking more planes over concerns about seats coming loose. jackie deangelis is live with that. >>> good morning. american airlines is expanding infecti inspections of jets that could have seats emproperly secured just out of caution. american has found six planes where seats were coming loose due to clamps incorrectly installed. american is set to resume contract talks with its pilots union. the union has agreed to delayed releasing votes for a...
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tonight we are learning there have been six instances where american airlines' jets have had loose seats in the cabin. four were discovered during inspections, two occurred in the air, and had to be diverted. and actually had to do unexpected landings at jfk in new york. as you can imagine, it would be a terrifying experience for passengers who had their seat detach from the floor in mid flight. here's the pilot from saturday's incident. >> passenger seats, rows 12d, e and f came loose from the floor. we don't want that flying around and hurting the passengers. >> flying around. "outfront" tonight, mary skeefo former director of the transportation department. good to see you. thank you for taking the time. i'm confused how this can be happening. american airlines is operating in bankruptcy and is there a lot of labor issues and challenges going on. so the airline says there is a problem with how the seats were secured to the floor. the workers' union is blaming it on outside contractors. so how concerned should passengers be that an airline in bankruptcy is outsourcing maintenance, thing
tonight we are learning there have been six instances where american airlines' jets have had loose seats in the cabin. four were discovered during inspections, two occurred in the air, and had to be diverted. and actually had to do unexpected landings at jfk in new york. as you can imagine, it would be a terrifying experience for passengers who had their seat detach from the floor in mid flight. here's the pilot from saturday's incident. >> passenger seats, rows 12d, e and f came loose...
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airline officials say they traced the problem to faulty pins which are supposed to hold the seats in place. american says that sections and repairs are now complete on all of its 757 jets. >>> defense secretary leon panetta says he is worried border are clashes between syria and turkey could lead to skirmishes. three shells hit turkey today. turkey retaliating with artillery fire. the violence began after a mortar killed five civilians in a turkish down. i'm hear ric harris faulkner. now, back to "justice" with judge. >> doug: mean in. >>> if embassies around the world relied on the same protection that libya relied on how safe are they from attacks? president obama vows to bring those responsible to justice. with me is former special operations deputy commander major general timothy haig. thanks for being with us. >> you're welcome. thank you. >> judge jeanine: it is our understanding there were threats against the ambassador prior to the attack in benghazi and this is something that even you can confirm. why didn't we protect him and keep him safe? >> that is i think the threshold
airline officials say they traced the problem to faulty pins which are supposed to hold the seats in place. american says that sections and repairs are now complete on all of its 757 jets. >>> defense secretary leon panetta says he is worried border are clashes between syria and turkey could lead to skirmishes. three shells hit turkey today. turkey retaliating with artillery fire. the violence began after a mortar killed five civilians in a turkish down. i'm hear ric harris faulkner....
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now so far, american reports it has found a total of six planes with the problem. those jets cleared maintenance checks before takeoff. after inspecting nearly half of its active boeing 757 fleet, american airlines says it now knows why seats have been coming loose mid flight, blaming a device known as a saddle clamp used to secure a row of three seats to the floor. >> we've deployed a number of mechanics throughout the entire system. >> reporter: david campbell was vice president of safety and security at american. >> we believe we have narrowed it down to how those were installed. >> reporter: two flights were forced to make emergency landings. the first incident occurred last wednesday on a flight from vail to dallas. the problem resurfaced saturday on the same plane, flying from boston to miami. >> the seat is loose. we don't want that thing flying around and hurting the passengers behind them. >> reporter: american says it hasn't been able to link the issue to one maintenance facility, but the company has ruled out sabotage. >> after both contract and our own
now so far, american reports it has found a total of six planes with the problem. those jets cleared maintenance checks before takeoff. after inspecting nearly half of its active boeing 757 fleet, american airlines says it now knows why seats have been coming loose mid flight, blaming a device known as a saddle clamp used to secure a row of three seats to the floor. >> we've deployed a number of mechanics throughout the entire system. >> reporter: david campbell was vice president...
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, american airlines says it is inspecting six other jets that recently had maintenance work done on the seats. >>> six crew members are under arrest after two passenger boats collided last noot in hong kong. look at these pictures. 38 people were killed. 100 more went to the hospital. authorities say a boat chartered for watching fireworks hit a ferry off the southwestern coast. police arrested crew members from both boats. still they are investigating what caused that deadly accident. >>> this morning, investigators are looking into an accident in california after a truck slammed into an amtrak train yesterday injuring at least 20 people. the collision knocked two double-deck cars and an engine off the tracks. not clear if the crash was caused by driver error or a mail functioning crossing gate. >>> big recall of peanut butter expanding to other nut products including almond and cashew butters. new mexico-based sunland, inc, was linked to several cases of salmonella. they were linked to trader joe's, whole foods, target and safeway. 30 people in 19 states have gotten sick from this str
, american airlines says it is inspecting six other jets that recently had maintenance work done on the seats. >>> six crew members are under arrest after two passenger boats collided last noot in hong kong. look at these pictures. 38 people were killed. 100 more went to the hospital. authorities say a boat chartered for watching fireworks hit a ferry off the southwestern coast. police arrested crew members from both boats. still they are investigating what caused that deadly accident....
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. >>> american airlines is sweetening its offer as contract talks continue with pilots. the carrier offering to put off pay cuts for international and overnight flights until end of the month. the airline has inspected all boeing 757 jets after problems with the loose seats. all those jets are now back in operation, but some passengers fear pilots are using their power to force flight delays. >> i think there is enough things that could be written up on aircraft. you have a very complex machine that's being operated. there is always going to be some, little thing, something that is not quite right. >> by one travel industry estimate, close to 2 million passengers have been delayed by american in just the last two weeks. >>> and the government says don't believe everything you read on the labels of some weight loss and nutritional supplements. a new inspector general's report found that one in five labels, it checked, made false or misleading claims in addition to many of those and other supplements lack scientific studies recommended to support their suggested uses. >>>
. >>> american airlines is sweetening its offer as contract talks continue with pilots. the carrier offering to put off pay cuts for international and overnight flights until end of the month. the airline has inspected all boeing 757 jets after problems with the loose seats. all those jets are now back in operation, but some passengers fear pilots are using their power to force flight delays. >> i think there is enough things that could be written up on aircraft. you have a very...
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. >>> more trouble for american airlines. the company is inspecting passenger seats on eight of its boeing 757 jets. after a row of them came loose mid flight on two planes in the last three days. the federal aviation administration said both planes had recently undergone maintenance work that required seats to be removed and reinstalled. >> and here we go again. in less than a month, another teacher strike in illinois is looming. this time, teachers in evergreen park want a new contract. and the deadline is today, to reach an agreement with the district. some issues at hand here, salary, benefits, and contract length. excuse me. i'm fine. [coughing ] >> if the teachers work the picket line, the students will be locked out of classrooms. in full disclosure, i'm dealing with a cold. >> it might be in full effect by friday afternoon. excuse me, thursday afternoon. >> well, you won't be alone. >> the weather will be just about perfect thursday and friday afternoon. >> is it? >> when i'm not shear, we're joking, i'm liking to be
. >>> more trouble for american airlines. the company is inspecting passenger seats on eight of its boeing 757 jets. after a row of them came loose mid flight on two planes in the last three days. the federal aviation administration said both planes had recently undergone maintenance work that required seats to be removed and reinstalled. >> and here we go again. in less than a month, another teacher strike in illinois is looming. this time, teachers in evergreen park want a new...